X
- 1993
- R
- Miramax
- 1 h 45 m
- 1993
- R
- Miramax
- 1 h 45 m
Summary When tradition prevents her from marrying the man she loves, a young woman discovers she has a unique talent for cooking.
Directed By: Alfonso Arau
Written By: Laura Esquivel
- 1993
- R
- Miramax
- 1 h 45 m
- 1993
- R
- Miramax
- 1 h 45 m
Like Water for Chocolate
7.0
Where to Watch
Summary When tradition prevents her from marrying the man she loves, a young woman discovers she has a unique talent for cooking.
Directed By: Alfonso Arau
Written By: Laura Esquivel
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
86
94% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
6% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
86
94% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
6% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Overtly passionate, ebulliently funny and ideologically subtle, Like Water for Chocolate is strong drink - hot and sweet. It
toasts life not as it is but as it should be. [09 Apr 1993]
Like Water for Chocolate creates its own intense world of passion and romance, and adds a little comedy and a lot of quail, garlic, honey, chiles, mole, cilantro, rose petals and corn meal.
Food and passion create a sublime alchemy in Like Water for Chocolate, a Mexican film whose characters experience life so intensely that they sometimes literally smolder.
The simplicity of Like Water for Chocolate - a Mexican expression for the boiling point - is that of a sophisticated hand paring away all excess until what's left is primal, elemental. In Esquivel's and Arau's fabulist hands, it's the hand that tends the cookfire that rules the world. [19 Mar 1993, p.50]
An enchanting story played out by a great female cast, particularly Cavazos as the poor Tita, and unique visuals from Arau. With equal parts melodrama, comedy, tragedy and cookery, Like Water For Chocolate adapts well from script to screen, unlike most Hollywood attempts.
Though one wonders if Arau couldn't have found more visual parallels for Esquivel's narrative, overall the film is a witty, charming diversion that struck a chord with audiences.
In the end, Like Water for Chocolate is an overwrought potboiler that punishes Tita for her sexual freedom.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 User Ratings
7.0
71% Positive
10 Ratings
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14% Mixed
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 User Ratings
7.0
71% Positive
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
14% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
14% Negative
2 Ratings
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Production Company
Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (CONACULTA),
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE),
Secretaria de Turismo,
Arau Films Internacional,
Cinevista,
Aviacsa,
Gobierno del Estado de Coahuila,
Fondo de Fomento a la Calidad Cinematográfica,
Fonatur
Release Date May 28, 1993
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating R
Tagline A feast for the senses!
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Ariel Awards, Mexico
• 10 Wins & 14 Nominations
Gramado Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
